2. Jane definitely wears the …………. in the family. Joshua lets her walk all over him.

a) Hat

b) Shirt

c) Pants

d) Shoes

3. If you make a lot of money quickly, you make money hand over …………

a) Wrist

b) Fist

c) Punch

d) Thumb

4. If you can go wherever and whenever you want, the world is your ……….

a) Oyster

b) Yard

c) Playpen

d) Kingdom

5. If you spend your life savings to throw a big party or celebration, you push the ……….

a) Envelope

b) Top

c) Limit

d) Boat

6. “To get glowing reviews” is an expression associated with:

a) sports

b) environment

c) social

d) film

7. Choose the most appropriate expression to complete the blank: The university sent Kate the acceptance letter for her to start her major in International Relations. Martin, ________, was not as lucky, so is planning to take a year off and work.”

a) On hand

b) On the other hand

c) By hand

d) Hands down

8. A possible Portuguese equivalent for the headline "FOOTING THE BILL" would be:

a) Pagando mico

b) Pagando caro

c) Pagando o pato

d) Pagando pecados

9. An equivalent noun phrase in Portuguese for "A HIKE IN PRICES" would be:

a) Uma enxurrada de preços

b) Uma escalada de preços

c) Uma estabilização de preços

d) Uma desvalorização de preços

10. If someone said to you "hold your horses", it would mean:

a) They want you to wait

b) They want you to go riding

c) They want you to keep still

d) They want you to go away

11. Choose the most appropriate option to substitute the words in in quotation marks in the sentences: Anyone wanting to "claim the post of" Senior Consultant must state his/her intention by Friday:

a) Apply for

b) Select for

c) Submit to

d) Screen to

GRAMMAR IN USE

12. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) It’s a shame to stay indoors in such a nice weather.

b) It’s a shame to stay indoors in a such nice weather.

c) It’s a shame to stay indoors in such nice weather.

d) It’s a shame to stay indoors in a so nice weather.

13. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) She answered in a perfect English.

b) She answered in perfect English.

c) She answered in some perfect English.

d) She answered in the perfect English.

14. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?:

a) Brazilian coffee is stronger than Colombian one.

b) Brazilian coffee is stronger than the Colombian one.

c) Brazilian coffee is stronger than Colombian.

d) Brazilian coffee is stronger than a Colombian.

15. Rearrange the words highlighted in bold to form the correct adjective order:

The search is still on for young candidates, who have graduated from university, are notably trendy and undeniably creative.

a) Creative young trendy university students

b) Trendy university creative young students

c) Young creative university trendy students

d) Trendy creative young university students

16. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate adverb + adjective combination:

I thought I made myself _________________. I don’t plan on signing the contract if you do not include the penalty clause.

a) Wholeheartedly clear

b) Strongly clear

c) Perfectly clear

d) Greatly clear

17. Complete the sentence below with the correct sequence of prepositions.

It is my contention that the best anti-dote …………………… radical Islam is liberal Islam, which is sympathetic …………………… liberal values. Islam is essentially a set of revealed values designed to help prod humanity …………………… the path …………………… enlightenment and virtue

a) For, to, towards, on

b) Against, towards, in, to

c) Of, for, along, to

d) To, to, along, of

18. The most critical segment of the population is the one ____ had begun to make the climb up the social ladder.

a) What

b) That

c) Whose

d) Who

19. Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?:

a) It’s equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

b) It’s some equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

c) It’s an equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

d) It’s a piece of equipment to measure the radiation in the air.

20. “The actors performed last night on the stage bravely.” A more correct order of the adverbial phrases would be:

a) the actors perfomed on the stage last night bravely

b) the actors bravely performed last night on the stage

c) the actors on the stage bravely performed last night

d) the actors perfomed bravely on the stage last night

21. “The player was given a second yellow card and sent ___.” Which word should be used to correctly fill the blank?

a) out

b) off

c) away

d) home

Now, choose the most appropriate verb to complete the following sentences:

22. Actually I had …………... somebody much older.

a) Thought

b) Visualized

c) Imagined

d) Conjured

23. She …………. herself sitting in her grandma’s chair.

a) Imagined

b) Conceived

c) Saw

d) Projected

24. When do you …………………. finishing the project?

a) Predict

b) Envisage

c) View

d) Sight

25. When used in headlines, the word CURB usually means:

a) limit

b) detonate

c) criticize

d) face

26. “Jane arrived late for work saying she had ____ to the dentist.” Which word fits in the gap?

a) gone

b) come

c) went

d) been

27. The opposite of the verb ‘to button’ is:

a) to disbutton

b) to unbutton

c) to debutton

d) to button off

28. The opposite of the verb ‘to prove’ is:

a) to disprove

b) to unprove

c) to deprove

d) to improve

29. In the sentence “they were outplayed in yesterday’s game”, what does ‘they were outplayed’ mean?

a) they were eliminated from the competition

b) they were exhausted by the end of the game

c) they did not play as well as their opponents

d) they were made to play outside

30. “She was used to getting up early.” This sentence means:

a) Ela costumava acordar cedo.

b) Ela está acostumada a acordar cedo.

c) Ela estava acostumada a acordar cedo.

d) Ela costuma acordar cedo.

31. Which is a correct way of asking “Você fumava?”

a) Have you smoked?

b) Were you used to smoke?

c) Are you used to smoke?

d) Did you use to smoke?

32. Which of the following sentences is NOT correct:

a) When he was a child, he read a lot.

b) When he was a child, he was reading a lot.

c) When he was a child, he used to read a lot.

d) When he was a child, he would read a lot.

33. “How long ______ English when you went to the US for the first time?” Which verb form fits correctly into the gap?

a) had you been learning

b) have you been learning

c) were you learning

d) are you learning

34. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

a) She is depressed ever since her dog died.

b) She was depressed ever since her dog died.

c) She has been depressed ever since her dog died.

d) She used to be depressed ever since her dog died.

35. “I’ve tried calling them three times this morning.” Which of the following statements about this sentence is true?

a) The time of speaking is the same morning that the calls were made.

b) The time of speaking is the same day that the calls were made, but in the afternoon or evening.

c) The time of speaking is not the same day that the calls were made.

d) It is not clear from the sentence whether the time of speaking is the morning, afternoon or evening.

LANGUAGE IN USE

36. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate answer:

______________ office than the problems of mismanagement from the previous administration begin to jeopardize the federal budget.

a) As soon as he had taken up

b) Not only he had taken up

c) No sooner had he taken up

d) Not long after he had taken up

37. Form a phrase with the word “SURPRISE” to complete the sentence:

____________, crime rates skyrocketed during the last economic slump.

a) Not surprisingly

b) With great surprise

c) Surprisingly so

d) Out of surprise

38. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate word:

There were four key players out because of injury. They managed to draw the match, ______________.